The family of the man whose skeleton was discovered at his home in Ibadan, the state capital, has been located by the Oyo State police command.
The deceased's name was Aderemi John Abiola, according to a statement made on Saturday by the command's spokesman, Adewale Osifeso.
Osifeso added that the deceased has not been seen since around 2018.
He said that "strong partnership and the transmission of credible information to the Oyo State Police Command" were responsible for the discovery.
Osifeso said, “Anchoring on the strength of solid communal partnerships and provision of credible information to the Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday 04/09/2022 at about 1400hrs, representatives from the Landlord/Landlady’s Association of Idi-Orogbo, Adeosun, Life Forte Area, Awotan, Apete, Ibadan reported a case of suspected sudden and unnatural death at Apete Divisional Police Headquarters.
“In swift coordinated response to the information provided, the Divisional Police Officer and a team of crime and forensic detectives approached the three-bedroom block residence of the deceased and found his remains glued to his beddings lying upward with no visible signs of struggle at a glance.”
He said the driver’s license found in his wallet revealed that the deceased was indeed Aderemi John Abiola and was last seen around 2018.
Osifeso’s family members confirmed the discovery of the detectives of the Command attached to the SCID.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebowale Williams, called on the public to assist in the provision of useful information and has also directed the immediate transfer of the case to the Command’s apex investigation body, the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).